The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps, on Thursday, said it apprehended some suspected Fulani herdsmen believed to be cattle rustlers migrating from Kwara State to Ekiti.
The command’s Director of Information, Abiodun Adeleye, said the herdsmen were arrested following an intelligence report from residents of Isan community in Oye Local Government Area.
According to Adeleye, the suspects were sighted with their cattle around Gede Farm settlement in Isan-Ekiti, which threw the agrarian community into panic.
The development, according to the statement, led to reinforcement of more Amotekun operatives from their outpost to relocate to Oye, where their combined efforts led to the successful arrest of the bandits.
“Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed that they fled from Kwara State to Ekiti State as a result of the ongoing onslaught against banditry in the state. They were involved in cattle rustling, especially from some Kwara residents who rear their cattle in the town. In the course of interrogation, sixteen suspects were apprehended.
“Also recovered at the scene of the incidents were some cash, seven Tecno phones, a variety of charms, three VGN ID cards, including herds of cattle.
“They have since been handed over to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command, Ado-Ekiti, for further investigation and prosecution.”